BrockWright

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2007)

Outlook
Healthy after battling injury during the 2008 season … Added 10 pounds of muscle during the offseason … Showcased extensive power during freshman season, as five of his 15 hits went for home runs … Will compete for a role in the outfield … Brother Chad is a true freshman outfielder for UK … One of three Heath High School graduates on the UK roster.

2008
Played in 15 games with one start, a mid-week game in hometown of Paducah, Ky. … Batted .111 (1-for-9) with eight runs scored, one walk and two hit by pitches in limited action due to injury.

2007
Saw action in 30 games with 15 starts … In just 15 hits, cranked out five home runs and 15 RBI … Batted for a .242 (15-for-62) average, scoring 21 times and ripping a double and a triple … Slugged for a .532 percentage and reached base at a .447 clip … Stole 5-of-6 base attempts … With the bases empty, hit for a .292 (7-for-24) average … Flew out six times and grounded out 14 times … Delivered one one-out RBI … With runners on third and less that two outs, hit for a .500 (4-for-8) average … As a pinch hitter, was 2-for-4 … Struck out looking 13 times in 27 total strikeouts … In his first collegiate at bat, delivered a two-RBI double against Furman … Hit first career home run in the series finale at Furman … In first career start against Tennessee Tech, batted 1-for-4 with one run scored and one walk … Posted a career day against Cincinnati, batting 2-for-3 with four runs scored, four RBI, a home run, a hit by pitch, two walks, and a stolen base … Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors in week five after a monster week, pacing the Wildcats 4-0 week, batting .455 (5-for-11), and hitting three home runs … Scored 10 times in the four games, drawing six walks … Wright slugged for a 1.273 percentage and reached base at a .667 clip during the four-game Freshman of the Week span … In a start against Mississippi State, batted 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI, a homer, and a stolen base … Swiped bases in three consecutive games … Hit home runs in back-to-back games against UT Martin … Drew walks in five consecutive games … Three of five home runs came in the eighth inning or later … Tallied four multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games.

2006
Redshirted season.

High School
Earned five letters at Heath HS for coach Jimmy Long … Led team to four District 2 championships and three Region I championships … 2005 Region Co-Player of the Year … Hit .403 with six home runs and 42 RBI and 35 stolen bases as a junior to lead team to Class A State Championship in 2004 … As a senior, batted .457 with eight long balls while swiping 50 bases and carrying team to state runner-up finish … Named to state All-Tournament Team both years … Holds single season (50) and career (130) stolen base marks at Heath … Also played football for four years and was a two-time All-Western Kentucky first-team selection … Holds school record for rushing yards in a game with 344 … National Honor Society member … Class Salutatorian.

Personal
Full name is Gregory Brock Wright … Son of Greg and Trina Wright … Father played football at Murray State … Has two brothers, Chad (16) and Bryce (11) … Chad is a 2009 UK signee … Born on April 17, 1986 in Paducah, Ky.